by Jim Corbett, USA TODAY Sports

by Jim Corbett, USA TODAY Sports

PHILADELPHIA â?? Eagles tight end Brent Celek gushed after his second minicamp practice working new coach Chip Kelly's system.

Compared to coach Andy Reid's cumbersome West Coast verbiage, Celek believes he is getting a cutting-edge glimpse of the future.

"From a communication standpoint, it's going to change the game,'' Celek said Wednesday.

"Just the way they can communicate plays and get us into stuff that's pretty cool, it's something I never even thought was possible in the NFL. He has a reason why each play is called what it is. And it all makes sense."

From one-word play calls that reduce the burden on quarterbacks to players wearing heart monitors to track intensity levels to having high-protein smoothies with their names waiting for them after practice, Kelly is enacting a culture change that feels exotic after Reid's 14-year reign.

Some bitter Eagles fans would say the 2012 team could have used monitors to detect if they had any heart during last season's 4-12 crash.

"It's different,'' Celek said. "Things change. And I love what Coach Kelly has brought here so far. I can't say that we're going to be super successful. But from a communication standpoint, it's insane.''

Actually, coach Bill Belichick's New England Patriots adapted a variation of Kelly's high-speed, one-word play calls last season to help produce a league-leading 557 points.

And plenty of other coaches now crank up background music during practices to pump up the energy level the way Kelly has.

That kind of work atmosphere is not something the old-school Reid bought into.

"It makes it fun,'' Celek said. "When you're not out on the field doing actual plays, it just keeps you going. It's like sitting in a nice restaurant with some background music.''

The more pertinent question for the Eagles is whether all of Kelly's changes help them contend again in the NFC East.

"This is Chip's team and he's going to bring in what he knows is going to help us win,'' said Trent Cole, who is adapting to rushing the passer as a stand-up linebacker in a 3-4 scheme. "When you come from having a season like we had last season, it's great to have a fresh start."